{
  "id": 19507339,
  "title": "How AI Is Changing Video Editing: Automatic Captions, Smart Cuts, and AI-Powered B-Roll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/how-ai-is-changing-video-editing-automatic-captions-smart-cuts-and-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:11:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/shadabwebyroot/how-ai-is-changing-video-editing-automatic-captions-smart-cuts-and-ai-powered-b-roll-26ce"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Video content dominates online communication, but editing takes considerable time. AI is changing this process by automating captioning, smart cuts, and B-roll footage. Automatic video captions can be generated using speech recognition technology, supporting multiple languages. Smart cuts involve automatically detecting silent sections and making cuts, while AI-powered B-roll generation creates visual ideas from text and finds relevant footage. Building an AI video editor involves stages such as video upload, media processing, AI analysis, editing timeline, rendering, and export. Browser-based video editing offers advantages like no software installation and easy access. AutoEditly is an example of an AI-powered platform offering captioning, smart cuts, and AI-generated media. Looking ahead, AI video editing may focus on more accurate speech recognition, context-aware editing, automated scene selection, AI-generated visuals, and other innovative features.",
  "summary": "Video content has become one of the most popular ways to communicate online. From YouTube tutorials and Instagram Reels to educational videos and product demonstrations, creators are producing more video content than ever. But there is one problem: video editing takes time. Adding captions, removing silent sections, finding relevant B-roll footage, synchronizing subtitles, and making multiple…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}